The Dillon tribune., 1887-12-09
MONTANA CONDENSED.
From Our Territorial Exchanges, and
Other Sources.

Other Sources.
| John Hart, who murdered Pitts at Boul.
der, has been sentenced to be hung at Hell.
ena February 10th, 1883.
The Baptist Nc~utWucer, edited by Rev.
l.. L. Wood, is now published at Missoula.
The paper was formerly published at Salt
Lake.
Richard Trevellick, noted Knight OF
Labor worker, and one Of the brightest
orators in the country, is now in the Ter.
ritory delivering lectures for the good Of
the order.
The n,sr Press learns that Chas. w.
Price, who went from Benton to Chicago
with cattle recently, has returned, and is
we'll pleased with the satisfactory prices at
which they sold.
August Bina,a miner working in mine
| near Meaderville, was crushed SO badly by
falling rock that ne died from his iniu.
ries shortly after being removed to the
Sisters hospital at Butte.
On the Sd inst. by an explosion at the
Spotted Horse mines. near Maiden, of a
box of caps, fred accidentally by candle,
Pat B. E'gin was killed and Jas. Dining
and Wallace Spakley wounded.
On last Monday night late the stable and
work shop Of w. II. Pinkham were burn
| ed at Butte. Two horses were roasted and
| considerable merchandise was burned.
This is the third fire that has occurred in
! Butte within short time.
No disease is reported among the live
stock OF Deer Lodge county, but the ranch
men are grumbling sorely at the treatment
they receive at the hands Of the Montana
Union railway company, whose engines
have killed many horses and cattle lately.
The citizens Of Billings held mass
meeting at Billings last week and protested
earnestly against the placing of any more
Indians on the Grow Reservation. The
settlers in that portion Of Montana con,ig.
uous to the reservation settled there in the
belief that the 1ndians-who were strong.
ly disposed that way--would b. settled on
part Of the reserve in severalty, and the
remainder thrown open to white settle
ment.
| The H"sb1nom0n says there was quite
an explosion at Castle a couple of weeks
since. A man and his wife and two or
three men were sleeping in cabin, one OF
them practical miner, where a large
amount OF fuse aud giant powder was s.or.
cd. The miner happened to awake in the
night, and hearing the fuse sizing, called to
the others to run for their lives. When
out the lady wanted to go back for her
jewelry, but was detained. \ moment la
ter the explosion occurred and the house
| was blown into atoms, not an article OF
furniture or log being left on the spot.
n horrible accident, resulting in death
occurred toJames Brunson, a young man
engaged in teaming and hauling lumber
for saw mill on tho Grow Reservation,
ninety miles from Miles City, one day last
week. He was walking and driving be.
side a loaded wagon on Il rough, lilly
! '~~oS "''~' VIZ ""S,c1' hpSCA. upon
him,crushing the lower part of his body and
legs. After the accident. which occurred in
a lonely spot: il is supposed Rrunson put
an end to his own life and suffering, for
when the body was found the lash of his
whip was found tied tightly around his
neck.
Professors Elliott and Richardson who,
in the interest of the Central Park ASso-
citation OF New York, have been collecting
specimens OF the birds and animals and
other curiosities of Eastern Montana re.
turned to Miles City on The sd inst. from a
! two months trip north of the Icllovs one
The bad been on the mountains AMI foot
hills and sccurcd the valuable specimens of
which they were III quest. Three buffalo
were killed ard the bones and hides care
fully preserved. Numbers of deer, ante
lopc, mountain sheep, lynx, badger and
smaller animals and also specimens Of ma
tive birds and fowl were secured. The
Professors have about !. car load of plur.
der 70 take back with them to New \ovh
Wonderful Cures.
W. D. Hoy't u Co, Wholesale and Re-,
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